CONCĬLĬUM

generally has the same meaning as convent us or conventio , but the technical import of con cilium in the Roman constitution was an a embly of a portion of the people as distinct from the general a emblies or comitia. Accordingly, as the comitia tributa embraced only a portion of the Roman people, viz. the plebeians, these comitia are often designated by the term concilia pleb is . Con cilium is also used by Latin writers to denote the a emblies or meetings of confederate towns or nations, at which either their deputies alone or any of the citizens met who had time and inclination, and thus formed a representative a embly. Such an a embly or diet is commonly designated as commune con cilium , or τὸ κοινόν , e.g. Achaeorum , Aetolorum , Boeotorum , Macedoniae , and the like.